"chlorine" in the noun sense
1. chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17
a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
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